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Threesome - Swingers - 1970s cocktail party - Playboy Cartoon

Creator: (Leo) Dink Siegel
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
If anyone has ever put pen to paper and tried to draw a face or a figure with any level of success, then you know how hard it is to do. Cartoonists are first conceptual artists for hire, but moreover, they are great technicians with deep academic training. Dink Siegel is at the top of the list of great figurative painters. With a few lines and a dash, a color, his complex figurative compositions come to life. Siegel makes it look so easy. In this 1970s cocktail party, he packs the picture with people, and yet each expression and body gesture successfully
contributes to his cinematic narrative. In this work, two storylines are unfolding simultaneously. The blond joyful recounts her "Threesome" experience to a slightly older woman. The reaction on the woman's face is shock and skepticism, which is the cartoon's punchline.
In the lower left-hand corner, the same scene plays out, but the reaction of a younger woman appears to be potentially more favorable.
The caption reads: "Well, we feel that what three people do in the privacy of their own bedroom is their business and no one else's..
Signed lower right.
Playboy Magazine, January 1974

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Watercolor, Gouache on Illustration Board
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	1974
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Contemporary, Illustration
Article References:	Playboy Magazine, January 1974
Incollect Reference #:	837274

Dimensions

W.	9 in;	H.	11.5 in;
W.	22.86 cm;	H.	29.21 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert Funk Fine Art in Miami offers an eclectic collection shaped by 45 years of experience, blending art with commercial perspectives. For inquiries or art advisory services, contact Robert Funk at decoypoet@yahoo.com or 305.857.0521.